mummy baiting

Dear Fairfax,

You and I, we used to be great friends but now in between the mummy-baiting and the spelling errors our relationship’s feeling somewhat strained.

I know sub-editors are few and far between and those pesky $170 million dollars worth of “savings” might be getting to you but can’t we try to get along again?  Yes my coffee cost eight times more than your share price this morning, but don’t let it get you down.

Since you find this parenting lark so “easy peasy” and think “mummy blogging” is done behind the wheel of a pram, you would know that I have a plethora of spare time to share some other “mummy” skills you might have forgotten about.  I thought you might have time to take a look today.

mummy studying

mummy cooking

mummy sleeping

mummy guitar playing

mummy drinking

mummy fix-it

I would love to share more of my day, but unfortunately I have to go and exploit my children, write about nappies and spend my husband’s money while he “works” and looks for a younger partner.  Good luck with the strike.

Carli

  • http://www.msoptimism.com Ms Optimism

    Oh dear, this made me giggle. Honestly, aren’t there so many roles we fill? You may also wish to include: Mummy running a business, Mummy laundry service, Mummy house cleaner, Mummy finance manager, Mummy head negotiator, Mummy gardener and my personal favourite – Mummy having her own identity as a human being in her own right. PS The Age and the spelling/grammar mistakes have been giving me the shits for a while. Glad I’m not the only one getting pissed off ;) PPS Mummy getting sleep? Yay for you!! x

    • Mrs.Savage

      I have to admit that was ‘mummy fake sleeping’ – still not much of that happening here!

      • http://www.msoptimism.com Ms Optimism

        Mummy Bloggers! I knew that staging things was not beneath you – I feel so dirty and used…

  • http://www.fitbodyfifty.com/ Kerryn Woods (@kerrynwoods)

    Ah, pure gold, Carli!

    I subscribed to The Age for years and years. I grew up reading Pamela Bone, Kaz Cooke and a host of other columnists, chuckled at Michael Leunig’s cartoons and could always rely on the actual NEWS to be reported accurately. And usually even spelled correctly.

    These days Fairfax can bite me.

    • Mrs.Savage

      I remember being excited about weekend papers.

  • http://kellyexeter.com.au Kelly Exeter

    You crack me up Carli!

    • Mrs.Savage

      We must share a laugh one day!

  • http://happylan.wordpress.com/ Happylan

    Brilliant Carli. Love it. :)

    • Mrs.Savage

      Thank you :)

  • http://www.countrylifeexperiment.com/ Jo @Countrylifeexperiment

    Brilliant!

    • Mrs.Savage

      Thanks Jo

  • http://lifeloveandhiccups.blogspot.com/ Sonia @ Life Love and Hiccups

    You so need your own column in a paper! xx

    • Mrs.Savage

      Sonia could you imagine me and my crazy drill face in the paper, people would hate me! Maybe we can start our own paper? Oh wait, they’re not selling so well anymore.

  • http://www.drharmanmodernfamily.blogspot.com/ Dr Bron

    Mummy Guitar Playing – BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

    • Mrs.Savage

      Aldi have the best musical instruments!

  • http://www.vegemitevix.com Vegemitevix

    Roaring with laughter! Excellent response! Though you do look a tad crazed with the drill. I wrote about my disgust about that article in the SMH too – here: http://www.vegemitevix.com/2012/05/what-a-crock-of-scribble/ Not as funny as your post but it makes a good point about women writers. Cheers Vix x

    • Mrs.Savage

      I do get a bit crazy with the drill, I think the power must go to my head ;)

      I read your post yesterday, along with Cate’s and a few others but I couldn’t for the life of me remember where they all were so thanks for linking back! Loved your celebration of female voices in the blogging community.

  • http://www.noonetoldmandie.blogspot.com/ Mandie

    Hehehe. Nice.

  • http://www.somewherearoundhere.com.au Tam

    I laughed. Out loud. Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.

    Now I must go and do some mummy-reading and mummy-sexing before I get some of that mummy-sleeping you write of.

    • Mrs.Savage

      Mummy-sexing! You’re on your own there! (poor mr savage) ;)

  • Kim-Marie

    The speeling misstakes are rarely getting on my gote.

    Now, where are your nappy articles and why aren’t your children being exploited? Simply not good enough, I’m afraid!

    Srsly, love your work babe! X

  • http://www.brightandprecious.com/ Deb @ Bright and Precious

    Oh Carli! You have me in stitches. Love love love your style. xx

  • http://www.jaynewatkins.com/ Jayne

    You realise your exploitative children-in-nappies posts are the ONLY reason I read your blog, right?

    Silly mummy.

    *pats you on head in patronising manner*